Top of the Tent
Datec. 1935
Artist
Esther Bruton
(American artist, 1896–1992)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (20 × 15.9 cm)
sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (32.1 × 24.8 cm)
sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (32.1 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1989
Object number1989-106
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextIn 1935, Bruton painted circus-themed murals for the elegant cocktail lounge of the Fairmount Hotel in San Francisco.
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